#438E99#438E99
#438E99 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.076 H 208.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #438E99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(67, 142, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 39%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 56%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.2%, 7.2%, 0%, 40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.90, -19.91, -12.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.90, 23.73, 212.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.36% -0.0668 -0.0357) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.36% 0.076 208.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.7352, 22.8375, 33.6043) |
| Luminance | 0.2284 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 5.19
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.73
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 6.74
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.21
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 8.07
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 8.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#438E99 #994E43
analogous
#439979 #438E99 #436399
triadic
#438E99 #99438E #8E9943
tetradic
#438E99 #794399 #994E43 #639943
square
#438E99 #794399 #994E43 #639943
split-complementary
#438E99 #994363 #997943
monochromatic
#1E3F44 #30666E #438E99 #60AEB9 #8AC4CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.77
#438E99 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.57
#438E99 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #438E99
5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##438E99 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##438E99 | 1.00 | 3.77 | 5.57 | 5.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#83899A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#767F99
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009491
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #438e99; /* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 142, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.076 208.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fafb7',
500: '#438e99',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #438e99; $custom-light: #7fafb7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#438e99",
"rgb": {
"r": 67,
"g": 142,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.674,
"s": 39.091,
"l": 43.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60357,
"c": 0.07573,
"h": 208.1
},
"luminance": 0.22839
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#438E99
secondary
#B78881
accent
#6859CF
background
#F8FAFB
surface
#EFF4F6
border
#CACED0
text
#0B1011
muted
#7C7F80